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% Model the startup of a CSTR. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: xDot = RHSCSTRStartup( x, t, d ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ x (5,1) State [composition;temperature] t (1,1) Time d (1,1) data structure .v0 (1,1) Flow rate (ft^3/h) .hR (1,1) Heat of reaction (Btu/lb-mol-A) .v (1,1) Tank volume (ft^3) .cA0 (1,1) Conc. propylene oxide (A) lb-mol/ft^3 .cB0 (1,1) Conc of water (B) lb-mol/ft^3 .cM0 (1,1) Conc. of methanol (M) lb-mol/ft^3 .cPA (1,1) Specific heat of propylene oxide at constant pressure Btu/(lb-mol-deg F) .cPB (1,1) Specific heat of water at constant pressure Btu/(lb-mol-deg F) .cPC (1,1) Specific heat of propylene glycol at constant pressure Btu/(lb-mol-deg F) .cPM (1,1) Specific heat at methanol constant pressure Btu/(lb-mol-deg F) .tA1 (1,1) Temperature at water inlet (deg-F) .fA0 (1,1) Flow of A (lb-mol/h) .T0 (1,1) Initial temperature (deg-F) .uA (1,1) Heat exchanger coef (Btu/h deg-F) .u (1,1) Control water flow rate (lb mol/h) .thetaCP (1,1) (Btu/(lb-mol-deg F)) ------- Outputs ------- xDot (5,1) State derivative -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: Fogler, H. S. (1999.) Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering. pp. 554-557; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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